Re: Migrating a live database

On 2011-01-18, Vladislav Geller <vladislav.geller@vincorex.ch> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm currently in the process of migrating a huge live database from
> one part of the world to the other (for local use and data analysis).
> The bandwidth does not allow me to get a decent transfer speed.
> Furthermore i can not migrate during business hours since the
> connection is critical. This leaves me with a timeframe of 9 hours a
> day where i can migrate this database. Does anyone have experience he
> is willing to share in respect how to migrate such databases?

how about using replication?

eg: slony1 or wal-shipping

compression will help too, but I assume you're already doing that.